http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:50:02 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 10:50:02 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=249932 This site contains animated libraries of the phonetic sounds of English, German, and Spanish. Available for each consonant and vowel is an animated articulatory diagram, a step-by-step description, and video-audio of the sound spoken in context. It is intended for students of phonetics, linguistics, and foreign language. There is also an interactive diagram of the articulatory anatomy.To find out about how this project was completed see http://newali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000072/Introduction.html http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=89578 Has Word of the Day feature which gives pronunciation, etymology, quotation and date chart. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=512784 This is an online game that was created by University of Michigan researchers to help students with theacademic task of crafting a bibliography. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, "Students are rewarded for their research skills and their ability to differentiate between good and bad material. To play, they find sources, which are judged by their peers for relevance and credibility, and then measure the worth of sources their classmates find. They gain more points the more sources they assess accurately and the better their own sources are judged.״ One needs to use Firefox and to download the free Zotero. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75329 Online, interactive writing assistance that is rhetorically based. Contains sample student papers, self-correcting quizes, as well as informational pages." http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90890 This metasite features Hawthorne's life and writings. Users can select from sections such as his life, writings, criticism, other "Hawthorneana," of related interest (including resources for teachers), other genre and media, and other great sites and fun stuff. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86435 This site contains powerful imagery and streaming video of professional and amateur performers doing Hamlet, and shows evolution of print to stage to screen. Extraordinary resource. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82784 A WebQuest based on the Last Spin by Evan Hunter on teenage street gangs http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76359 "...models the motion of pageant wagons during a simulation of the medieval York Corpus Christi Pageant." Also includes social, historical, and religious context; photos from recent productions; and a glossary of terms for medieval drama.